High Street, Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton, South Gloucestershire GL9 1AU
10 reasons to choose Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
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Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Badminton and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school is federated with Iron Acton CofE Primary School in the Pinnacle Schools Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but geography, history, art and DT are taught as cross-curricular topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
Westonbirt Preparatory School, Rose Hill (5.9 miles); Immanuel Christian School (9.8 miles).
Horton Church of England Primary School (2.7 miles); Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School (5 miles); Trinity Church of England Primary School, Acton Turville (5.2 miles).
Westonbirt School (5.9 miles); The Acorn School (10 miles); Collegiate Senior School (14.6 miles).
Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School (4.7 miles); Malmesbury School (10.2 miles); The Ridings Federation Winterbourne International Academy (11.2 miles).